Conveyer flight



April 10, 1928.

F. H. LAMB CONVEYER FLIGHT Filed Au 50. 1926 INVENTOR FRfl/Vh H. LHMB Patented Apr. 10, 1928;

ERAivK H. LAMBfDF noe m w e memm conv YnR FLIGHT;

Application filed 'ai guse soj 1926p Serial Ne; 132504: I

This l'invention relates to 'improvei'nen'ts in conveyeraand more? particularly to the provision of a conveyer fl1ght,-or bucket, of a character primarily intended for use inconnection wl'thiconveyer'chains as used 1n saw 1nills' as slab conveyer's, but which is readily applicable to conveyers of various character-"as are'us'ed in mines, elevators,

dredges' or for other purposes.

Itfis the'pri'nfcipal obj ectof the invention teprovidera flight foriuse o'nf chain conveyers' which is adapted to be detachably interlocked withtheilinkof'the chain without causing'tlielink'tobe' opened'or in any way altered. g

' Morespecifi'cally, the object of the inventiorrresid'es-in theprovision of a conveyer.

fl ght COIIIPI'ISIIIg OPPOSKtG end sections, one

of which: hasra SlfaIik" projecting therefrom at one end adapted to be 'ineerted through a link of theconvey'er chain and to be inter locked within-arecess in the adjacent end of the other end section to thereby secure the flight on the chain in a rigid connection with the link. I

Another object is to provide a simple, yet substantial and durable, means for connecting the oppositeend sections of the flight which are rendered separable .by the removal of a single bolt. I

Other objects of the invention reside in the various details of construction of the parts and in their method of assembly with j a conveyer chain. I i

In accomplishing the various ob ects, I

. have provided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

' wherein- Figure 5is a perspective view of the parts" i in disassembled relation.

- .site end sections of a conveyer flight embodied by this invention, each of which comprises a. flat base plate 3 with parallel" Referring more in detail to the "drawings- 1 and 2, respectively, designate the oppo- I at its-end, has a tongue? adapted-to project flanges" integrally cast therewith its edges and I WlllChi are oined intermediate' the ends of the sections 'crosswebs *5 "that? are perpendicular to" the base portions. The

flanges are'of substantial ,width at 'theinner' ends of thesections and taper gradu-r rounded offso as to avoid any sharp corners that might catchbn' orLdamageitheguide; or trough, infwhich t h'econveyer operates:

At its inner' end, the section2 is equipped with an integrally formed, continuin-g shank 6 adapted to fit snugly" between": the side flanges-4 4 of the" section 1' and this --shah*k.

through and ifit withinan opening- 8 in the ally toward the outer" ends and arethen *cross web 5 of thesection li rk' lockingbolt f 9is extendedthrough 'alined apertureSZIO -in curely and" rigidly; connect that-we sections together; i 1 are oifset inwardly adjacent the inner portion of the shank and are recessed, as at 12, in their outer surfaces so as to permit the head 9 and nut 9 of the bolt 9 to be dis-=.

posed withinthe planes of the outer surfaces of these flanges to avoid interrupting Y the otherwise smooth surfaces.

When the two sections are assembled, it

flanges 44 of'section 1 be spaced somewhat from the adjacent end of the section 2 so as toprovide outwardly opening, parallel channels 1414L centrally at opposite sides of the flight, which are perpendicular The. side -flanges ie- 4c of section .is provided that the inner ends of the.

to the base of the flight and the opposite side, i walls of these channels are rounded so that* the rounded side portions of a chain link will seat solidly therein.

In assembling the parts on a conveyer chain made up of the ordinary type of links, v as indicated. at 15 in dotted lines in Figure j 1, t-he'two sectionsof the flight are first disconnected by'hremoval of thebolt 9. The shank of the section 2 is then projected through a link of the chain and fitted Within the section 1 as shown best inFigures 1 and 2 so that the sides of the link are seated within the channels 14-14 provided. The bolt 9 is then inserted to lock the parts together on the chain.'. 7

Flights. of this characterimay be easily and quickly attached to a conveyer chain at any point and do not require any special link construction or any alteration of the link. The connection also attaches the flight rigidly to the link so that the base plate is held during travel in a plane that is perpendicular to the conveyer chain; 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is: V 7 1. 'A'conveyerfiight comprising opposite end scctions one having spaced side flangesand a connecting web toward its outer end provided with, an opening, the other end'sec t-ion having a contmuingshank at its inner lend re'rnovably' fitted between the said spaced side flanges of the first section with its end fitted in saidWeb opening and a removable, locking bolt extended through the said flanges and shank nearthe'baseot the latter. '2. conveyer flight comprising complemental, oppositeend sections, one of which VCOJYTIPHSQSEI base plate with spaced apart, op-

posite side flanges having transversely alined apertures and a transverse web joining the said'side flanges'toward the outer end ofthe section having an opening therethrough, a shank continuing from the inner end of the other sect-ion and fitted between the said side flanges of the first section and having an. aperture adapted to register with the apertures in the flanges,at0ngue. at the outer end.

of, the shankfitted within the opening-otthe transverse web and a locking bolt extending 1 through the apertures of the side flanges and shank to rigidly join the sections. V

3. A conveyer flight comprising complemental, opposite end sections, one of which comprises a base plate with spacedapart, 7 opposite side f'flanges having transversely alined apertures therethrough near the in- I and a locking bolt extending through the apertures of the side flanges and shank; the

[tongue at the outer end of the shank fitted within the opening of the transverse web= inner ends of the two sections being spaced apart to providechannels at opposite sides" of the flight for containing the. opposite sides of a conveyer chain link to which the flight may be applied andthe side flanges of locking bolt within the outer surfaces or the flanges.

the first section having their outer surfaces recessed to seat the head and nut of the 5 Signed at Hoquiam, Washington; this 16th 7 day of uly, 1926. v

LFRANK HI LAMB. 

